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Gerhard Gerber
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November 03, 2016, 07:54:26 PM
Yes indeed, my 12th knife, 40th birthday gift for my brother from another mother cousin.
One of my very first living memories is lying under a Gooseberry bush, picking & eating, and I'm sure we both still had nappies on.
Cousin does some hunting, so instead of the birthday hatchet
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,66418.msg1371963.html#new
he's getting a knife:
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November 03, 2016, 08:29:06 PM
I think Flat B@stard makes for a great name. Especially if the knife has a flat grind...
Looking forward to what you do with this one.
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November 10, 2016, 05:55:54 PM
indeed...
Apologies, first Tinypics was down for a few days, very busy and very crappy week.....
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November 10, 2016, 06:00:58 PM
I've had considerable experience with polyester resin by now, but it taught me another lesson when I made the first slab of micarta for this knife.
The reaction with the hardener is affected by temperature, had enough experience with delayed hardening during the winter, and I've had resin go goopy before I was done before....
No problem, chuck it out and quickly mix some more.....
Same thing happened this round, only due to the heatwave the blobs formed by the setting resin was so far along they didn't compress, and weirdly enough distorted the whole slab.....a first for me
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November 10, 2016, 06:07:11 PM
Skipped a few steps, new micarta made, fling and grinding, 90% done with sanding to 220 grit this afternoon
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November 10, 2016, 06:26:42 PM
Nice !
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November 10, 2016, 10:57:48 PM
Sweet GG
Really good bunch of pics and thanmks for sharing
That thing is awesome
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November 10, 2016, 11:34:52 PM
Really nice shape you have going there! Someone should be very happy to get that!
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November 11, 2016, 01:28:16 AM
I am loving the knife and I think the name suits it perfectly!
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Leave the dents as they are- let your belongings show their scars as proudly as you do yours.
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November 11, 2016, 07:04:51 AM
Thanks everybody
You can still see the marks, custom made for my cousins' hand. Allowed for a much more generous handle than the previous knife, and still a lot of blade.....
Have to admit, doing that swedge wasn't fun and it's not perfect.....but pretty good
Hope to get the sanding down to 400 grit this afternoon after work, tomorrow I hope to grind 2 little Puukku, mostly so I don't start the forge to heat treat only one blade.
Time is running out
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November 17, 2016, 09:27:37 PM
Just so I don't have to light the forge for just one blade..
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November 17, 2016, 09:42:14 PM
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November 20, 2016, 03:05:36 PM
Heat treat done.
Handle glued
Shaped
Still need to grind in the edge, sand and polish the blade and make a sheath.......by Wednesday
I oil the handles so the colours will pop a bit more, like here when it's wet
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November 21, 2016, 02:54:46 AM
Great looking knife Gerhard!!!
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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November 21, 2016, 03:57:38 AM
Very nice GG
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November 21, 2016, 08:46:36 AM
Thanks gents
I overcame the Sunday afternoon lethargy and sharpened it, and pressed the Kydex sheath as well.
Since this knife will likely never do much chopping I wanted to leave it a bit harder, and from the sharpening it seems I got what I was looking for.
All that's left now is a bit of finishing work with 100/1200 grit sanding paper and the polisher.
Sheath needs to be shaped and drilled, D-ring fitted and then the lot covered with leather.
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November 21, 2016, 06:37:31 PM
Ladies & Gents......I'm a bit proud of how this one turned out.
Bit of polishing left to do, hopefully my salary clears tomorrow so I can do that last bit fueled by beer
Sheath is leather covered kydex with copper rivets
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November 21, 2016, 06:40:47 PM
Clicks in nicely and retains 99.99%
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November 21, 2016, 06:42:15 PM
Thanks for watching and all the positive feedback, I guess that's it for this knife.
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November 21, 2016, 06:42:18 PM
I need a close friend like you
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November 21, 2016, 06:48:53 PM
Quote from: Mechanickal on November 21, 2016, 06:42:18 PM
I need a close friend like you
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It really is a very nice knife GG
and the sheath is just that last bit of finishing touch that really sets it off
I have enjoyed watching the while process with you and love the end result
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November 21, 2016, 09:14:00 PM
That looks Great Mate
And the sheath really suits the knife!
You got to love it when a plan comes together
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November 21, 2016, 09:25:25 PM
Well done.
Who was here
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November 22, 2016, 03:29:12 PM
"As a matter of Survival, all creatures are fair game"
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